On his 21st birthday, Saquon Barkley announced that he has signed an endorsement deal with Nike, joining the worldwide group of high-profile athletes who represent the Oregon sports company.

Barkley signed a shoes and apparel deal with Nike, which has contracts with many of the NFL’s top players. Terms of the deal were not announced Friday.

“Saquon is a generational talent — it’s only fitting that his apparel partner represents the same dedication to greatness,” said Michael Yormark, president and chief of branding and strategy for Roc Nation, which represents Barkley.

Penn State running back Saquon Barkley describes the touchdown he scored as a kid in Whitehall that won a bet with his father.

Penn State running back Saquon Barkley describes the touchdown he scored as a kid in Whitehall that won a bet with his father.

In an interview in January, Kim Miale, Barkley’s agent at Roc Nation Sports, said that “all the biggest brands in America are interested in working” with the former Penn State and Whitehall High running back. Miale said that further endorsement deals would be announced soon.

“He’s receptive to it,” Miale said. “That being said, he’s sill mindful that he doesn’t want to sell products that aren’t authentic to him. So we certainly sat down and went over his preferences from a branding perspective to make sure that whatever he does remains authentic to Saquon.”